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Snap! evolved from Power Jam.
After the tremendous success of "The Power", Snap! released their first album, "World Power", which revealed many other hits: "Ooops Up", "Cult Of Snap" and "Mary Had A Little Boy". The latter, a frenetic hip house/piano anthem, revealed to be a huge club hit and the direction taken by Snap! afterwards to follow that path was logical. The original lineup featured Luca Anzilotti, Michael Münzing, Penny Ford, and Turbo B., who appeared on the debut album "World Power".

Ford decided to back out from the group in 1992. A friend of Ford's, Thea Austin, was presented to Anzilotti and Münzing to replace her. Durron Butler (Turbo B.) tried to convince the producers to make a hip-hop record. "Colour Of Love" announced the release of "The Madman's Return" (1992), but eventually flopped on the charts. A second single, "Rhythm Is A Dancer" came out. Based on the melody of "Auto Man" by Newcleus (1984), the song soon became one of the greatest dance hits of the 1990's.
The melody from "Auto Man" was also used for the album song "Money".

Unsatisfied, Turbo B. left Snap! as did Thea Austin, who broke her contract to go solo. Madonna's vocalist Niki Haris was hired to re-record the last two singles from "The Madman's Return". Both were successful releases.
In 1994, Snap! decided to go Trance on "Welcome To Tomorrow", with the participation of featured artists such as Summer (Paula Brown) and Rukmani. The formula proved to be as successful. Around 1996, Eurodance started to collapse. A compilation of greatest hits was released alongside remixes and a new version of "The Power" performed with rapper Einstein (2) (Colin Case).
After four years of silence, Snap! tried a comeback in 2000 with "Gimme A Thrill". The single, which was supposed to reconcile them with Turbo B., flopped, and a whole album called "One Day On Earth" never saw the light of day. A few disagreements between the producers and the featured vocalist, Maxayn Lewis, didn't help.
From 2002 to 2006, Snap! was extensively remixed by a variety of electronic artists and released a couple of club singles which failed to relaunch their success story.
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Aliases:
16 Bit, Anzilotti & Münzing, Challenge (6), Glas, Machineries Of Joy, Noys, Power Jam
Members:
Durron Butler, Jackie Harris, Luca Anzilotti, Michael Münzing, Penny Ford, Thea Austin
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TLP-90236 Snap! - World Power album art Snap! World Power (Album) Logic Records, BMG Bertelsmann Music Group TLP-90236 Argentina 1990 Sell This Version
412 552 Snap! - The Madman's Return album art Snap! The Madman's Return (Album) Logic Records 412 552 Israel 1992 Sell This Version
74321223842 Snap! - Welcome To Tomorrow album art Snap! Welcome To Tomorrow (Album) Ariola, Bertelsmann Music Group 74321223842 Australasia 1994 Sell This Version
74321 60840 2 Snap! - One Day On Earth album art Snap! One Day On Earth ‎(CD, Album, Promo) Bookmark, BMG 74321 60840 2 Germany 2000 Sell This Version

Singles & EPs
612 938 Snap! - The Power album art Snap! The Power (Maxi, Single) Logic Records, Logic Records 612 938 Germany 1989 Sell This Version
613 296 Snap! - Ooops Up album art Snap! Ooops Up (Single, Maxi) Logic Records, Logic Records 613 296 Australasia 1990 Sell This Version
663 596 Snap! - Cult Of Snap (World Power Mix) album art Snap! Cult Of Snap (World Power Mix) (Maxi, Single) Logic Records 663 596 Germany 1990 Sell This Version
CS 3831 Snap! - Mary Had A Little Boy album art Snap! Mary Had A Little Boy (Single, Maxi) Logic Records, Ariola CS 3831 Australia 1990 Sell This Version
JB 7678 Snap! - Ooops Up (Vocal Version) / What Did I Do To You album art Snap* / Lisa Stansfield Snap* / Lisa Stansfield - Ooops Up (Vocal Version) / What Did I Do To You ‎(7", Promo) Ariola, Arista JB 7678 Italy 1990 Sell This Version
SOPR-046 Snap! - Disco Mix Vol. 33 album art Snap* / Chyp Notic* Snap* / Chyp Notic* - Disco Mix Vol. 33 ‎(12", Maxi) Seoul Records SOPR-046 South Korea 1990 Sell This Version
JB 7682 Snap! - Cult Of Snap (World Power Radio Mix) / Livin'in The Light (The Remix) album art Snap* / Caron Wheeler Snap* / Caron Wheeler - Cult Of Snap (World Power Radio Mix) / Livin'in The Light (The Remix) ‎(7", Promo) Ariola, RCA JB 7682 Italy 1990 Sell This Version
663 182 Snap! - Untitled album art Snap! Untitled ‎(CD, Maxi, Promo) Logic Records 663 182 Germany 1990 Sell This Version
JB 7672 Snap! - Bella Signora / The Power album art Gianni Morandi / Snap* Gianni Morandi / Snap* - Bella Signora / The Power ‎(7", Promo) RCA, Ariola JB 7672 Italy 1990 Sell This Version
12ARI (A) 1155 Snap! - Mega Mix album art Snap! Mega Mix (Single, Maxi) Logic Records 12ARI (A) 1155 South Africa 1991 Sell This Version
JB 7733 Snap! - Na' Bruta Banda / Colour Of Love album art Pitura Freska / Snap* Pitura Freska / Snap* - Na' Bruta Banda / Colour Of Love ‎(7", Promo) Psycho Records (5), Ariola JB 7733 Italy 1991 Sell This Version
614 678 Snap! - Colour Of Love album art Snap! Colour Of Love (Single, Maxi) Arista 614 678 Germany 1991 Sell This Version
ADP-2445 Snap! - Rhythm Is A Dancer album art Snap! Rhythm Is A Dancer (Single, Maxi) Logic Records, Logic Records ADP-2445 US 1992 Sell This Version
74321 10696 1, LOC 94 Snap! - Exterminate! album art Snap! Featuring Niki Haris!* Snap! Featuring Niki Haris!* - Exterminate! (Single, Maxi) Logic Records, BMG Ariola München GmbH 74321 10696 1, LOC 94 Spain 1992 Sell This Version
0033 Snap! - See The Light (Radio) / See The Light (Family Version) / Assembly Line / Pood Bhud 'N' Pflug album art Snap!, Zoo Rave Snap!, Zoo Rave - See The Light (Radio) / See The Light (Family Version) / Assembly Line / Pood Bhud 'N' Pflug ‎(LP, Maxi) BMG Ariola De Colombia S.A. 0033 Colombia 1992 Sell This Version
KD-51099 Snap! - It's My Life / One Love / Get The Big Bass / Rhythm Is A Dancer album art Dr. Alban / Bass Bumpers / Snap! Dr. Alban / Bass Bumpers / Snap! - It's My Life / One Love / Get The Big Bass / Rhythm Is A Dancer ‎(12", Promo) Ariola KD-51099 Canada 1992 Sell This Version
JB 7744 Snap! - Boom Boom / Rhythm Is A Dancer album art Scialpi / Snap* Scialpi / Snap* - Boom Boom / Rhythm Is A Dancer ‎(7", Promo) RCA, Ariola JB 7744 Italy 1992 Sell This Version
DJ01 Snap! - Rhythm Is A Dancer / Move This album art Snap* / Technotronic Featuring Ya Kid K Snap* / Technotronic Featuring Ya Kid K - Rhythm Is A Dancer / Move This ‎(12", Promo) Not On Label DJ01 1992 Sell This Version
LOC 103, 74321 14762 1 Snap! - Do You See The Light (Looking For) album art Snap! Do You See The Light (Looking For) (Maxi, Single) BMG Ariola München GmbH, BMG Ariola München GmbH, Logic Records LOC 103, 74321 14762 1 Germany 1993 Sell This Version
210793 Snap! - Snap! album art Snap! Snap! ‎(12") Not On Label (Snap!) 210793 1993 Sell This Version
74321 22385 2 Snap! - Welcome To Tomorrow album art Snap! Feat. Summer Snap! Feat. Summer - Welcome To Tomorrow (Single, Maxi) Ariola 74321 22385 2 Germany 1994 Sell This Version

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GoodNF

GoodNF

September 27, 2021
edited 2 months ago
Snap! was the first ever electronic dance music (EDM) act to break through on a global scale. It was also one of those acts that helped to bridge the boundaries between the various EDM styles and as such, re-shaped hiphop, r&b and house into a mainstream form of "dance".
But Snap! also had an experimental side, which can be heard on their albums, in the remixes of their hits (made by themselves or others), in the remixes they made for others and in their DJ mix albums. Especially on their "Welcome To Tomorrow" album, they experimented with high-speed techno beats paired with soft instrumentation and vocals, paving the way to what is now called "trance". The song "World In My Hands" on that album is an early form of "triphop", made populair by bands like Portishead, Air and Hooverphonic.

Sure, there were other versatile EDM acts in the early 1990s. Such as Culture Beat, Black Box or Dr. Alban. But they did not have the measure of success Snap! had those days.

Simply said: without Snap!, there would be no C&C Music Factory, no 2 Unlimited, no Ace of Base, no Vengaboys, no Pitbull, no LMFAO.
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jairc

jairc

May 2, 2021
en centro america especialmente en Guatemala, sono mucho Snap, yo trabajaba entun una radio de moda 94.1 FM la Marca, y todos los dias sonaba, los 90s una gran epoca para la musica.
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Nutti

Nutti

April 22, 2019
edited over 3 years ago
All three are beautiful, great albums. Not perfect, but fun to listen to. This music is innocent. It's made for fun and each member put their heart into it. Something remarkable came out. Yep, this is early 90's definately, along with De La Soul 3 Feet High And Rising, Dr. Alban Hello Afrika, Deee-Lite, Enigma, Technotronic and many others. 4/5 for each album. I'm sure 100 years later they will use some these tracks to showcase how early electronic dance music sounded like. Snap! will never be forgotten. My favourite track is probably Rhythm is a Dancer. Such a powerful song.
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love1077

love1077

February 13, 2019
love snap Many great hits thank you very much.
And special thanks to
Durron Butler love his Voice ♥
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elenivlachou27

elenivlachou27

December 25, 2018
edited over 3 years ago
Snap! were the best producing group of the 90's, and only the original versions of their own songs as "The power" and "Rhythm is a dancer" were great successes, in general, with other songs like "Good vibrations" by Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch, "Gonna make you sweat (Everybody dance now)" by C+C Music Factory, "Groove is in the heart" by Deee-Lite or "Everybody, everybody" by Black Box.

The 90's, in general, was a great decade, not only in music, but at everything too.
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airwolffliesagain

airwolffliesagain

December 7, 2014
edited over 7 years ago
One of the best techno house dance music groups of all times,SNAP is revolutionary in all aspects.Anzilotti & Munzing have been on this road called success for over 30 years.That I know it all started when both formed a house music group called 16 BIT ,who generated a hit called HI SCORE (it's TUBULAR !).This track is full of ATARI like bleeps,powerful vocals, oriental like chants ( a sample of this is found on EXTERMINATE(DG MIX),which is available on SNAP! ATTACK - the (brilliant) REMIXES) .Then,a year later or so they introduced SNAP to the world.And the world would never be the same.All nations,discos,radio stations,DJs and MTV(I don't like it at all) discovered the POWER of SNAP! Most of their tracks became great hits..Rapper Turbo B is excellent, as well as the mesmerizing,hypnotic beats,dazzling vocals and the instrumental/DJ work are simply among the best in DANCE MUSIC.Every decent dance music compilation features at least one SNAP masterpiece (generally THE POWER or RHYTHM IS A DANCER).If you still don't know the POWER of SNAP start listening to this,and then after becoming addicted to SNAP,enjoy the other SNAP ALBUMS and gorgeous REMIXES.
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Skywalka

Skywalka

March 12, 2012
edited over 10 years ago
Pretty sure the artist profile is incorrect.

If Snap couldn't get permission to use lyrics from "Let the Words Flow" why do some of the lyrics still appear in the finished product?

Wild Pitch were a US hip hop label. I doubt they would have signed a dance group from Germany.

Here is what I have pieced together through reading about what happened through the years:
Snap sampled Chill Rob G's line "It's gettin kinda hectic" from "Let the Words Flow". As a result Wild Pitch approached Snap for damages. Wild Pitch were given permission to use Snap's music to release their own version of The Power with more lyrics lifted from "Let the Words Flow". See Power Jam and Chill Rob G.
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